Skyjack started to manufacture scissor lift platforms back in 1986. The company continued to make their product through the 1990s, becoming a world leader in the aerial lift business. Eventually, Skyjack grew to over 30 percent market share overall. Even nowadays, the company maintains their dominance as an important player who has quickly adapted to the changing face of the industrial equipment industry.
Several of the major factors that Skyjack has built a solid reputation on include their commitment to dependability and quality. They are recognized all around the globe as being the manufacturer of the best scissor lifts in the globe. The Skyjack product line is sold and manufactured all around the globe.
Linamar Corporation, known as LNR on the TSX, obtained Skyjack during the month of August 2002. Linamar is best recognized for its production of assemblies, modules and precision-machined components. Linamar's solid balance sheet offers Skyjack with increased strength and long-term stability overall. Skyjack presently has production plants in the United States, Kentucky and Hungary with support offices in Asia and Europe.
The company has many self-propelled scissor lifts in its lineup, with models which can work at heights up to 56ft. Skyjack became a leader in the business by providing machinery features which combined serviceability, durability, quality and service, making Skyjack scissor lifts recognized throughout the world for product dependability. The company's existing Boom lift model lineup consists of telescopic booms. These models provide telescopic booms which feature work heights varying from 45 to 71 feet. The company has plans to further expand the boom lift product line in the future.
In the month of August 2007, the purchase of Volvo's Material Handling Equipment business complements the acquisition of Carelift Equipment. This business purchase expands Skyjack's Telehandler product offering causing the additional VR series telehandlers and the Zoom Boom series. These acquisitions provide the company a chance to grow with the additional manufacturing capacity. Skyjack continues to lead the way in the business, providing reliable lift solutions.